ASL-202 American Sign Language IV
This course is the fourth in a series of courses designed to advance the skills and knowledge needed to communicate in American Sign Language. ASL 202 develops a novice-high to intermediate range of communication skills with the ability to convey information, concepts, and ideas in ASL on a variety of topics. This course emphasizes articulating the cultural practices and products distinct to those that approach the world from a visual perspective. Topics include: analysis of a linguistic, political, or social issue; examination of products of Deaf culture; and, exploration of career pathways. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.
Prerequisite
ASL-201 or Requisite Experience
Course Learning Outcomes
- Employ a novice-high to intermediate range of communication skills: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational with the ability to convey information, concepts, and ideas in ASL on a variety of topics.
- Critique product(s) of Deaf culture; such as, literature in a variety of genres: poetry, stories, folktales, jokes, and art. Products may include videophones, alerting devices, and video logs (vlogs).
- Select a topic that is of personal interest; and, compose one's own or appraise others: artwork, poetry, video, etc.
- Select a linguistic, political, or social issue relevant to Deaf people and compare to one's own (or) the majority culture.
- Investigate pathways to careers involving ASL or pathway to one's own career.